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Ruskin Saffron

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Ruskin Saffron is a rich golden-yellow upholstery weave with a quiet, finely textured surface. Its even colour shifts subtly between saffron and ochre as the light moves across the cloth.

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About this fabric

This plain woven fabric has no vertical or horizontal pattern repeat, leaving the warm saffron tone uninterrupted across the 140cm usable width. At 410gsm, it has a substantial handle suited to upholstery rather than a lightweight curtain cloth. The close surface shows a discreet woven grain, with fine tonal variation that prevents the golden colour from appearing flat. With 22 threads per centimetre and a standard 30m length, it is a practical choice for coordinated upholstery projects.

How to use it

Use Ruskin Saffron to give a chair, bench or sofa a warm ochre-gold centrepiece, then balance its saturated tone with chalky neutrals, walnut wood or deep olive accents. The plain surface also works well where the surrounding room already contains patterned textiles.

A dense saffron-gold weave that brings warm, tailored colour to upholstered seating and occasional furniture.

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Pairs well with

Ruskin Saffron is a quiet cloth, so it carries a pattern beside it: one of these on the curtains and this on the chair. Mixed across the houses we hold, which is the part a single supplier's book cannot do.

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Paint that goes with it

Two ways to take the room. Both colours are from houses we hold, so a pot can come off the same order as the cloth. Screens shift colour, so treat these as a direction and bring the cloth to the shelf before you buy the paint.

To sit quietly behind it

Papavera

Sanderson · #e2c15a

To stand against it

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